Stitching-horse.



No. 627,973. Patented July 4, I899. H. H. BRANDES.

STITCHING HORSE.

(Application filed Mai. 80, 1898.)

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HERMAN H. BRANDES, OF CORYDON, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GREEN W. PRITOHETT, OF SAME PLACE.

STlTCHlNG-HORSE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 627,973, dated July 4, 1899.

Application filed March 30, 189 8.

To all whom [t mmy concern.-

Be it known that I, HERMAN H. BRANDES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Corydon, in the county of Hendersonand State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Stitching-Horse and \Vork-Bench, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a work-bench and work-holder of a portable character; and it has for its object to provide a work-bench having a work-holderadapted to be operated byfoot-power by applying pressure to a treadle or by means of a screw, the latter being disposed to draw the jaws together and hold the work clamped.

For a full understanding of the merits and advantages of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings and the following description.

The improvement is susceptible of various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and to a'full disclosure of the invention an adaptation thereof is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the combined work holder and bench-showing the shoe-last and stand in position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is an end view. Fig. 4 is a transversesection of the jaws and the bench-top, the lower portion of the stand being omitted. Fig. 5 is a detail View in perspective of the nut having pivotal connection with one of the jaws of the work-holder. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the jaw havin g the plates rigidly connected therewith and to which the other jaw has adjustable connection.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in the drawings by the same reference characters.

The bench may have any of the usual forms common in the construction of saddlers or stitching horses and comprises a top 1 and a stand, the latter consisting of four legs and connecting-rungs. At one end of the bench is an anvil 2, secured to the upper side of the top 1, the horn of the anvil projecting from the end, so as to be out of the way. A half- Serial No. 675,785. on model.)

round groove or channel 3 is provided in the upper face of the anvil at its inner or wider end and is intended to receive straps when affixing the same to canvas belts, said straps being placed in the groove with the canvas extending over the anvil, and when driving tacks through the canvas and strap to secure them together the points of the tacks are clenched by engaging with the walls of the groove or channel 3, "as will be readily comprehended. A block of. lead 4 is fitted into an opening or recess in the anvil to prevent injury to edgesof punches when cutting holes in straps of leather or like material. The anvil has an opening, such as commonly provided, in which is fitted the lower end of a standard 5, provided at its upper end with a last, thereby enabling the device to be utilized when repairing boots and shoes.

A drawer 6 is located beneath the top 1 and is supported at its outer end' by means of an end rung of the stand and is held up at its inner end by means of a longitudinal rod 7, having a hook 8 at one end to engage with the rung which supports the outer end of the drawer and provided at its inner end with an eye 9, through which the lower threaded end of a vertical rod '10 passes, said rod being headed at its upper end, whereby it is sup ported in an opening formed'in the top 1, and

having its lower end threaded and provided with a thumb-nut 11, which supports the inner end of the rod 7 The drawer slides upon the longitudinal rod 7 when moved outward and pushed inward and is secured against outward movement by turning up the thumbnut 11, whereby the inner'end of the rod 7 is moved toward the top 1, thereby clamping the drawer 6 between it and the said top.- The 0 upper side rungs of the stand prevent lateral displacement of the drawer whenmoved in and out, and the rear end of the drawer has its lower edge centrally notched to receive the rod 7, thereby further providing for fixing 5 the position of the drawer in its sliding movements. V i

The work-holder is located at the end of the bench opposite the anvil, and consists of a fixed jaw 12 and a movable and adjustable I00 jaw 13, the two jaws being moved apart at their clamping ends by means of an interto the same in any substantial manner and is provided with plates 15, secured to its sides at its lower end. These plates extend in parallel relation and have a series of openings 16, which are in coincident relation. The movable jaw 13 has its lower end fitted be tween the plates 15 and pivotally connected therewith by means of a pin 17, the latter passing through corresponding openings 16. By moving the lower end of the jaw 13 toward or from the, lower end of the jaw 12 the gripping ends of the jaws can be adjusted so as to clamp the work squarely, which is of advantage when stitching leather and other heavy and stout material.

An arm 18 is made fast at its inner end to the movable jaw 13 and has its outer end curved downwardly and passing through an opening 19, provided in the fixed jaw 12. A treadle 20 is connected by means of a wire, rods, or chain 21 with the extremity of the arm 18 and when pressed upon causes the jaws to close and grip any work which may be placed between them. This treadle is held in an adjusted position when depressed by being brought into engagement with one of a series of teeth of a toothed plate 22, applied to a leg of the stand nearits lower end. The treadle has pivotal connection with a longitudinal bar 23, which is journaled at its ends in correspondinglegs at one side of the bench.

It is frequently desirable to operate the jaws by hand, and to accomplish this end a screw 24 passes loosely through an opening in the fixed jaw and operates in a nut 25, applied to the movable jaw, said screw being turned by means of a handle 26, applied to its outer or headed end in the ordinary manner. The nut 25 is formed with oppositely-extending trunnions 27, which obtain bearings against the outer side of the jaw 13 and are held in place by plates 28, secured to the said jaw and extending over the trunnions 27. The nut- 25 has a limited movement in an opening formed in the jaw 13, so as to adapt itself to the direction of strain, thereby preventing binding between it and the screw 24 when these parts are in active operation. The screw 24 can be used to advantage for adjusting the distance between the gripping ends of the jaws, whereby work placed between the jaws may be moved. and yet held with sufficient force to prevent accidental slipping, which is of advantage when it is required to repeatedly shift the work and at the same time adjust the parts to be stitched. After the work has been properly adjusted it is held fast by applying pressure to the treadle, such action bringing the jaws together, so as to grip the work firmly and securely while being acted upon.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a fixed jaw provided with an opening, a movable jaw having its lower end pivotally mounted and capable of adjustment to and from the fixed jaw, the arm 18 carried by the movable jaw and extending through the opening of the other jaw, a treadle connected with the outer end of the arm, and a screw connecting the jaws, said treadle and screw being adapted to operate independently of each other and also independently of the adjustment of the pivoted end of the movable jaw, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a fixed jaw having a shank and provided at the top thereof with a pair of parallel horizontal plates arranged to rest upon the upper face of a bench and provided with perforations, said fixed jaw being provided with a pivot adapted to engage any of the perforations, whereby it 'may be ad-.

jnstecl to and from the fixed jaw, the arm 18 mounted upon the movable jaw and extending through the said opening, a treadle connected with the arm 18 and a screw connecting the jaws, said treadle and screw being adapted to operate independently of each other and also independently of the adjustment of the lower end of the movable jaw, substantially as described.

3. In a work-bench, the combination of a fixed jaw having an opening, a pivotallymounted movable jaw provided with a rigid arm projecting through the opening of the fixed jaw, a nut journaled on the movable jaw and adapted to swing upward and downward, a treadle connected to said arm, and a screw loosely passing through the fixed jaw and engaging the said nut, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN I-I. BRANDES.

Witnesses:

HENRY B. WALTON, TI-IOS. L. VVALTON. 

